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No. 84.

RETURNS SHOWING THE ARMED STRENGTH OF VICTORIA.

I. The following table gives a statement of the sums expended on the defences of Victoria from the year 1854 to the year 1870, when the Imperial garrison was with- drawn, inclusive :-

ཁ

21

T

-

40

* Most

of

these corps

are in in-

2

3

4

386

418

land towns,

but could

YEAR.

Military Expenditure (including

Buildings and Works of Defence).

Naval Expenditure.

Total.

5

2

9

359

383

be concen-

trated

on

9

4

-

721

768

Beaboard if

required.

£

£

1

11 │

43

46

1854 and 1855

287,973

£ 287,973

1856 to 1864

758,000

123,000

881,000

150

156

1865

38,434

7,743

46,177

1866

3,891

4,111

47,647

14,453

62,100

1867

64,600

17,243

81,849

1

1,273

1,843

1808

58,873

19,061

77,934

1869

34,200

12,672

46,872

1870

37,102

10,570

47,672

Totals

1,326,835

204,742 1,531,577

9 11 26

6

97

168

3

1 53 40

8 21

6,823 7,260

Defence Office, Wellington,

February 3, 1887.

(Signed)

C. A. C. HUMFREY,

For the Under Secretary for Defence.

Captains

Com- Captains, mandant.

Lieu- tenants.

Honorary Honorary And Surgeons. Chaplains,

Rank

File.

Total all Ranks.

Remarks.

And, in continuation, the subjoined table states the sums since expended on the same object to the close of the financial year 1884-85:-

The

Naval

Volunteer

Naval Artillery Corps,

YEAR.

although shown in a

Artillery

Volunteers

5

6

18

0

3

1,304

1,345

separate return, are

under the same rules

Military Expenditure

(including

Buildings and

Naval Expenditure.

Total.

Works of

Defence).

and regulations as other volunteer corps.

£

£

£

1871 (6 months)

21,014

6,305

27,319

1871-2

38,634

19,604

68,238

Defence Office, Wellington,

(Signed)

February 3, 1887

C. A. HUMFREY,

For Under Secretary for Defence.

1872-3

35,367

18,641

54,008

1873-4

41,050

17,643

58,693

1874-5

37,847

17,135

54,982

1875-6

40,698

17,536

58,234

1876-7

54,599

19,421

74,020

1877-8

62,842

58,424

121,260

1878-9

82,917

35,205

118,122

1879-80

60,420

33,359

93,779

1880-1

57,117

21,016

78,783

1881-2

59,589

21,845

81,434

1882-3

145,064

41,344

186,408

1883-4

205,596

25,442

231,038

1884-5

157,929

29,639

187,568

Towards cost of Cerberus and Nelson -

101,966

101,966

Totals

·

1,100,688

485,125

1,585,808

808

3 G 4

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PUBLIC

RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 885/

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In the year 1885-6, the expenditure on salary, pay, and contingencies was :—